Election Commission of India  Election Commission of India-   Permanent & Independent body   Free & Fair Election   Article 324 of the Constitution   All-India body- Common for both   Not concerned with the elections to • 1)-Panchayats • 2)-Muncipalities in the states.   Constitution of India provides […]

Governor-> Nominal Executive -> de jure Authority Governor-> Head of the government State Chief Minister-> Real Executive-> de facto Authority Chief Minister-> Head of the government. Appointment -> Chief Minister. Article 164-> CM shall be appointed by Governor Does not imply that Governor is free […]

GOVERNOR    Articles 153 to 167-> Part VI -> Constitution deal with the state executive    Not Applicable -> Special Status-> State of J&K    State Executive 1)-Consists of the governor, 2)-The chief minister, 3)-The council of ministers and 4)-The advocate general of the state.   […]

Cabinet Committees   Extra-Constitutional in emergence.   In other words, they are not mentioned in the Constitution.   Set up by the Prime Minister according to the exigencies of time and requirements of the situation.   Reduce the enormous workload of the Cabinet.   Membership […]

Vice-President ELECTION   Vice-President, like the president- Indirect Election   Electoral College- Consisting of members of both Houses of Parliament.   1. It consists of both elected and nominated members of the Parliament (in the case of president, only elected members).   No-> State legislative assemblies (in the case of […]

Legislative Powers   When a bill is sent to the President after -> Passed by the Parliament. (i) Give his assent to the bill, or (ii) Withhold his assent to the bill, or (iii) Return the bill (if it is not a money bill) for […]

President of India Articles 52 to 78-> Part-V-> Union Executive Union Executive -> 1)-President, 2)-Vice President, 3)-Prime Minister, 4)-Council of Ministers, 5)-Attorney General President is the head of the Indian State. He is the first citizen of India and Acts as the symbol of 1)-Unity, 2)-Integrity […]

Financial Emergency   Article 360 empowers the president to proclaim a Financial Emergency if he is satisfied that a situation has arisen due to which the financial stability or credit of India or any part of its territory is threatened.   38th Amendment Act of 1975 […]

President’s Rule   Grounds of Imposition :    Article 355 ->Duty -> Centre ->Government of every state is carried on in accordance with provisions of the Constitution.   Centre takes over the government of a state under Article 356 in case of failure of constitutional machinery […]